Grain and seed distributer.



N 637,513 Patented Nov. 2|, uses.

- E. n. MEAD. Y

GRAIN AND SEED DISTRIBUTER.

' (Application filed July 11, 1899. v V I m Mariel.) Y I a Shgts-8heetI.

@wW M f I I mw ww Patented Nov. 2I, l899.. E. 0;. MEAD.

- GRAIN AND SEEDI'DiSTR IBUT ER.

(gpplica tiohfiled J-ul y 11, 1899.

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' GRAN AND SEED DISTRIBUTE.

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3'SheetsSheet 3 v Y I I Beitlii ownthitll, Emmi-D, Mint, title zen ofthe United States, residing at; Phelps,

the eoeonnp'enj ing drawings, wherein p ,1 Figure 1 a perspective Viewof 'theep York, hev'e invented 'ce'rtziin' new enduse'fnl Improvementsin 'Greiirend Seed Dist ribu-, ters, of which the followingis' espeeifieetion-..

My present intientioii pertains to ini'prore-- menjts in grtin'ztndjseeddist'rihu ters, the eonstruetion) and aidvantages.of whichwill be hereinafter set forthglreferenee being "l to:

. paretus, the various pants'beingshown in 2t separated or detachedoonditi'oniFig li; e

' side elevation of the device es :1 \vl1ole'l ig.' 3, a horizontalsectional view 't akenon the assembled;

Another object ol" iiiventionf'is t opro;

I t f dliv for the feed Whe le disk; v v Various other" bjeots andadvantages are. present in the construction and will be here.

t-i'nefter set torth in detail.

Referring .to the drawings A indieates the main body or easing ofthedistribnter, formed 'with a channel or way 13, which leads to the 1outlet or" throat C.

The casing is also provided with a central hnb or hearing I), formed--integ'ral therewith and best illustrated Fig 1. As will be noted uponreference to said figure and to Fig. 3, thefopening in the hub extendsthrough from one side ofthe member lA it'o the other. 'A gate E ispivoted in'the casing at 1 'onefside of said beefing member D and may beswung; back andfort'h across the throat of the distribnter to. regu latethe size thereof; v This 'pivotel eonneotion is brought about by formingan opening in the oasin'g'to one sideof the eentralhnh or hearing D,into which projects-a; sindli, extendingont from oneendof the getetas isclearly illustrated in Fig. 3. The'g'ate5es e R A iN Annette fol t t'uhstenth a 111! I lelfp 'Q fg which it ,is adjusted .uertr directly iregulated toztnicety.

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e I vrslig ped, and the'end thereof opposite theniember l extends intothe central huhorbearing inei'nber D. l his ,end-

is provid'edf with teeth G which when'the parts'ai'e'essen bled meshwith teeth formed i npona pinion Iii, seated loosely; in the'eentretl A4 hub ihearing .D; The? tonnationtofi the n eniber nnd the edge of ,thegateEwh-ieh heregtgeinst is, such that the gate will 43nd in whateverpositionjit is against theia'ee thereof and preventthe pas-w snge ofthes eod oi grain between the two. A .sh'ziit' E-fis passed through theipiuionll and is provided with an. index-linger E and desired "positionand the feed Qfilthe seed The feed 'wheel I is prorifiled with zt-ceinjtrail hollow stud or nXleIJ,svl1ieh is otpsugoh size as to fit withinthe central in b or beerin g nieniber D, and when the parts are a sse nbledto holdthe pinion llin place, as will The feed wheel is formed withan offset or shoulder. K,.,While-the outer flange of the wheelisfornie'd with a series of vribs L upon its inner face. Upon the peripheryor outer faee of the flangothcre is formed it series of by Lt'djnstin'gthis shaft tho gates in the Ye rious distribnters may all behrought tothe 'beelearly seen upon roferenre-,to Fig. ;;3;

teeth iwhich when the parts are in position v nieslrwitli theeorresponding teeth of 2t drivinQQpinion, M. In the form illustratedsaid pinion is shown as made integral with a. dis? tribute}? or stirrerwheel or diskN. The

combined pinion and ,distributer disk or wheel is provided. with a, hoilow axle O, which is mounted in mioponinn' l, formed at vthe I lewerniostend or .the ceasing; A,

' formed in the tape of thee-esingin-so that it at all-ti'in es. makesa, close fit therewith and prevjents, the working out of the gifa'in orseed b tween th two. I

wdilbe seenlupon reference to Figs; 1 and2, "U jad epted when the partsare imposition to whieh is formed with weysorchannels i I x iQTheloasingA is .niede with it rib-or flange 3 embrace and lit aroundthe flange Rand the web S. The parts are so proportioned that the upperend of said flange R and web S will come into contact with the member Tat 5 the upper end of the slot and bring the upper face of the cover andthe casing A into alinement. Cover T is provided with adownwardly-projecting arm V, which fits over the feed-wheel I, as isclearly shown in Fig. 4. IO It is also formed with an opening V in linewith the opening formed in the pinion II and axle or bearing member J ofthe feed-wheel.

In assembling the parts gate E is first put in place and thepinion l-Idropped into the r 5 central hub or bearing member D, the pinion beingkept from passing therethrough by an inwardly-extending web or flange.X. The combined driving-pinion and stirrer-wheel are next put in place,and when this is done the feed-wheel I is placed in position. As beforenoted, the inner end of the hollow axle J of said feed-wheel comes intoclose proximity to the pinion II and keeps the same in position. It willalso be noted that the feedwheel tends to hold the gate from beingwithdrawn from its pivotal connection with the casing A. The properposition of the gate is also maintained by reason of the toothed endthereof projecting into the central hub or 0 hearing D. After this thecover or member T is slipped down into position, its arm V, as beforenoted, extending down to one side of the feed-wheel and preventing thewheel from being withdrawn from its bearing. From this it will be seenthat the parts are all securely held in position without the use ofbolts, rivets, screws, or the-like. hen the distributer as a whole issecured to the under side of the feed-box, the cover 0 or member T will,of course, be held against any upward movement relatively to the mainframe or casing A. Hence it is impossible to separate the parts. y

The parts are driven by a shaft which passes 5 through the pinion M,while a second shaft is passed through pinion II and affords a means forthe regulation of the gate. It is of course essential that the openingin the axle J be large enough to permit the gate-regulating 5o shaft topass therethrough Without coming in contact therewith.

While I have shown and described the pinion and stirrer-wheel as beingformed integral, it is manifest that the two parts may be made 5 5separate without departing from the spirit of By making them integraland my invention. placing them in the same relative position to thefeedwheel avoided. It is also manifest that any construetion ofdistributer wherein the partsare assembled and then interlocked togetherwithout the use of bolts, rivets, or the like falls within the scope of'my invention, and I desire to be understood as claiming, broadly,

any construction or combination -of parts whereby this interlockingresult is attained.

multiplicity of shafting is It is also apparent that the invention inits details may be modified in many respects.

By providing the feed-wheel with the oilset or shoulder l\' thedistributor is given a Wide range of Teed. liy bringing ,the gate closedown to the flange of the wheel it will be seen that the throat ordischarge of the device will be quite restricted; but immediately thegate is elevated and brought back clear of the olfset the grain willhave a much freer and larger outlet. By driving the feed wheel from itsperiphery instead of by a shaft passin g centrally therethrough, as hasheretofore been done, I am enabled to make the feed wheel or disk runmuch closer to the other I partsof the apparatus. The peripheral drivealso serves to take up the slack quicker, which slack always occurs instopping a drill and starting it again, thus shortening the space or gapwhere the seed is not sown. Such drive also does away with the bindingof the parts, which frequently happens where the feed disks'or wheelsare driven by a shaft passing centrally thereth rough, for the reasonthat with such construction some of the disks would necessarily bindunless the shaft be absolutely straight and true.

Having thus described. my invention, what I claim is- 1. In a force-feedgrain and seed distributer, the combination of a feed wheel or diskprovided with teeth upon its periphery, and a driving-pinion thereformeshing with said teeth.

2. In a force-feed grain and seed distributer the combination of a feedwheel or disk provided with teeth upon its outer edge; a driving-pinionmeshing therewith; andasti rrer-wheel also driven by said pinion.

3. In a grain and seed distributor, the combination of a main frame orcasing; operative parts mounted therein; and an interlocking plate orcover serving to hold the parts in their operative relation withouttheme of other fastening devices.

4. In a grain or seed distributer, the combination of a main frame orcasing; a feedwheel mounted thereon; a driving-pinion for saidfeed-wheel; and an interlocking cover adapted to be connected to saidframe and to hold the parts in position without the use of bolts,rivets, or the like. 7

5. In a grain and seed distributor, the combination of a two-part frameor easing-arranged to interlock when assembled; and operative mechanismadapted to be mounted in said casing and to'be held thereby,substantially as described.-

6. In a force-feed grain and seed distributer, the combination of afeed-wheel; a pinion for driving thesame; and a stirrer-wheel formedintegral with said pinion. i

7. In a force-feed grain and seed distributer, a disk or feed-wheelprovided' with teeth ing with said teeth;'-a stirrer-wheel formed uponits outer edge; a driving-pinion meshintegral with said pinion; and agate serving to regulate the feed of the distribu'ter.

-8. In a force-feed grain and seed distributer, the combination of apivoted gate, anda pinion mounted centrally'within the case of thedistributer for regulating-the position of 4 the gate.

9. In a force-feed grain and seed distributer, the combination of a mainframe or casing a feed-wheel journaled centrally therein; a gate pivotedto one side of the journal-bearing of the wheel; and a pinion'lforactuating the journal of the Wheel.

10. In aforce-feed grain and seed distributer, the combination-of a mainframe or casing; a feed-wheel journaled therein and provided with ahollow journal or axle; a gate pivoted to one side of the bearing of thewheel; and a pinion serving .to regulate the position of the gate, saidpinion being located in line with the journal of the wheel, substan:tially as described.

11. In a force-feed grain and seeddistributer, the combination of aframe or casing; a feed wheel jou'rnaled therein, said wheel beingprovidedwith an oifset or shoulder K, substantially as described; and apivoted gate mounted intermediate the frame and the feed-wheel adaptedand designed to swing across the inner face of thefeed-wheehsubstantially as described.

12. In a force-feed grain and seed distributer, the combination of amain frame'or casing; a feed-wheel journaled therein, said .wheel beingprovided with teeth upon its periphery, and an offset or shoulderK; apivoted gate mounted intermediate said wheel and the casing; and apinion-meshing with the teeth upon the feed-wheel.

13. In a force-feed grain andseed distributer, the combination of a mainframe or casingprovidedwith a'central hub or bearing member D; a gate Epivoted adjacent to said member and provided with teeth G upon its '45free end; a pinion H mounted within said central hub or bearing member,and meshing with the teeth G upon the gate; a feed-wheel provided with ahollow hub J adapted to enter said hub or bearing D; a driving-pinionfor said feed-wheel; and a cover adapted to interlock with the mainframe or casing and, 1 hold-the parts in position.

'14. In a'force-feed grain or seed distributer, the combination of, amain frame or casing ;5 5 provided with a central hub or bearing D, agate pivoted adjacent theretoand provided with teeth upon its free end;a pinion H mounted within said central hub or bearing 1 and meshing withthe teeth upon the gate; a feed-wheel journaled in 'saidcentral hub orbearing and provided with teeth upon its outer periphery; a combinedpinion and stirrer-wheel, said pinion meshing with the teeth upon the,feed-wheel; and a cover adapted to 6 5 pass down to one side of thefee'd wheel and to interlock with the main frame. creasing,substantially as described;

15. In a force-feed grain-distributer, the combination of a pivotedgate; a pinion mounted centrally within thefcase of the distributer formoving said gate; and an actuating-shaft passing through said pinion 16.In a force-feed grain distributer, the combination of a pivoted; gatemounted (sentrally within the'shell or casin g; an actuating? -sl 1aftpassing centrallythrough said casing;

EDWIN 1).. MEAD;

Witnesses:

W. H. OoMFoRD, GEo. WHITE.

